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Emmerdale's Joe Tate sets up stabbing horror ahead of secret transplant in ITVX edition

Warning: Contains major spoilers for Emmerdale's episode airing Wednesday 26th March 2025 on ITV1 and ITVX.

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Published: Wednesday, 26 March 2025 at 4:05 pm

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Contains major spoilers for Wednesday's Emmerdale episode (26th March), currently available to stream on ITVX.

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Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) has set up a shocking ordeal for unsuspecting uncle Caleb Miligan (William Ash) in Emmerdale.

With Joe in desperate need of a new kidney, he concocted a fake tale of woe to doctor Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker), leading her to take a blood sample from Caleb under false pretences.

Manpreet handed the sample to Joe, and his private doctor, Crowley (James Hillier), confirmed that Caleb's kidney was a match.

The pair planned the operation for this week, but Ross Barton (Michael Parr) stumbled upon their secret meeting, so Joe paid a man called Shaun (James Boyland) to attack Ross's brother Pete (Anthony Quinlan), to get him out of their way.

Ruby Miligan-Fox and Caleb Milligan standing in a room opposite Steph and looking concerned.

Caleb's concern for his family foiled Joe's original plan. Mark Bruce/ITV

The next stage of the plan was to ensure Caleb was delivered to the clinic in an unconscious state.

Joe hired Gina (played by actress and comedian Sophie Craig) to lure Caleb in with a business deal so she could spike his coffee.

But when Caleb got a text from wife Ruby (Beth Cordingly) about troubled daughter Steph (Georgia Jay), he spilled his drink instead of consuming the drugged liquid.

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Meanwhile, having dumped lover Dawn Fletcher (Olivia Bromley), Joe backtracked, insisting that he shared her feelings.

The pair planned a future together, before Joe returned to the matter at hand.

He was unimpressed that Gina had failed her mission, and the pressure was on when Crowley reminded Joe how much was at stake here.

Joe vowed to ensure Caleb would be prepped and ready for surgery, and he handed over a knife and instructed Shaun to stab Caleb the very next morning!

But Joe insisted that everything had to go perfectly - otherwise it might be the last thing they ever do.

Will Caleb escape the clutches of Joe and Dr Crowley?

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Emmerdale airs Mondays to Fridays at 7:30pm on ITV1. Stream on ITVX.

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Laura DenbyFreelance Writer

Laura Denby is a Freelance Soaps writer covering all the latest news in the Dales, Cobbles and East End for Radio Times. She's a soaps nerd with a love for comedy drama, and has also written for Digital Spy, Metro UK and Yahoo UK.

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